Can a 2nd Gen iPod Touch update to the 4.2 os?

I have been trying to update for two days now (not counting my various attempts over the past few months) and I'm getting absolutely nowhere.
iTunes tells me that I need to move stuff from my iPod to the library - which I can't seem to do, so I hit 'Continue.' I then get the 'Back-up' bar - which goes for a while, and then goes blank. No movement at all.
I stopped the back-up, because I was going home for the day. Today, Same thing. It says 'backing up' but doesn't actually do anything.
So, about 30 minutes ago, I tried to restore it. The bar at the top of iTunes says that it's 'Backing up iPod Touch' but the bar hasn't moved past an 8th of an inch since it started. Where it says 'Version' I have a message that states, iTunes is preparing to restore the software on this iPod.'
Should I even be bothering with this? Is my iPod just too old (almost 2 years) to be able to install this upgrade?
(All of this started when my Nike+ sensor stopped working. Bought a brand new one, and still nothing. I just didn't see a Nike+ forum in the area of iPod Touch usage.)
Thank you for any and all help!

Well, reinstalling didn't work. And what I found out this past weekend is that I cannot access the iTunes store through the device. I can use the apps I have just fine, but when I tried to update the 6 apps that have new versions (and hopefully download the apps I recently purchased), I can't get there. Am I just going to have to suck it up and send it out to be restored?

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